Joshua Boyle will remain in police custody until his next court appearance, scheduled for Jan. 8. (Mark Blinch/REUTERS)

A former Taliban hostage freed after more than five years in captivity made a brief court appearance Wednesday after being charged with a series of offenses allegedly committed in the months since his return from Afghanistan.

Joshua Boyle made his brief appearance by video from the Ottawa-Carlton Detention Center. A judge approved his lawyer's request for adjournment until Monday so they may better prepare a bail plan, Global News Now reported.

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The defense team in a prepared statement said it is waiting for more information on the allegations "so that we can respond to them appropriately in court in defending Mr. Boyle."

His arrest Tuesday comes just months after he and wife Caitlan Coleman returned to Canada in October 2017.

The couple were backpacking in Afghanistan in October 2012 when they were captured by the Taliban-linked Haqqani Network. They said they moved to a series of locations while they spent time in captivity.

Coleman, who was pregnant when they were abducted, claimed her captors caused her to miscarry by giving her estrogen.

The courthouse in Canada, January 3, 2018 where former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle was expected to appear via video conference to face various charges including assault. (MIKE CARROCCETTO/AFP/Getty Images)

The couple continued on to have three children in captivity before they were rescued by Pakistani soldiers in the fall.

Boyle is now facing charges including eight counts of assault, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of unlawful confinement, one count of uttering threats, one count of public mischief and one count of administering a noxious thing.

All incidents allegedly happened in Ottawa between Oct. 14 and Dec. 30.

According to documents cited by CBC News, there are two alleged victims, though their identities are protected by a publication ban.

A still image from a video posted by the Taliban on Dec. 19, 2016 shows American Caitlan Coleman (l.) speaking next to her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their two sons. (HANDOUT/REUTERS)

Boyle's lawyer Eric Granger in email to newspaper Tuesday night noted his client has no record.

"Mr. Boyle is presumed innocent. He's never been in trouble before. No evidence has been provided yet, which is typical at this early stage," Granger wrote.

"We look forward to receiving the evidence and defending him against these charges."

Boyle will remain in police custody until his next court appearance, scheduled for Jan. 8.